Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: William Roach / Susannah Shantz (F4916)

m. 18 Aug 1856


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  • Father | Male
    William Roach

    Born  1836  , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1901  Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  18 Aug 1856  [1, 2]  St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Roach | F44959 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria Mullins | F44959 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Susannah Shantz

    Born  21 Apr 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  Isaac Y. Shantz | F4915 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Clemens | F4915 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    William Roach

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    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    John Roach

    Born  21 Oct  of, Teeswater, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jan 1868   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    James John Roach

    Born  1857  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1926   
    Buried    Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery, Watson, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bridget Anstett | F53480 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Female
    Catharina Roach

    Born  CALC 16 Nov 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Mar 1887  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Abraham "Abram" Gehl | F226012 
    Married  23 Dec 1881  Caledonia Twp., Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Isaac Roach

    Born  1862  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Mary Roach

    Born  6 Dec 1864  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 May 1929   
    Buried    Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery, Watson, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Abraham "Abram" Gehl | F258330 
    Married  5 Jul 1887  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Jeremiah Roach

    Born  1867  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Female
    Maggie Roach

    Born  Sep 1870  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Female
    Susanna Dorothy Roach

    Born  29 Aug 1878  Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Sep 1908  , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 396.

    2. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], John Ejius of Hamilton.
      William Roche s/o Jacob & Maria Mullins, married 16 Apr 1857 to Susanna Shantz d/o Isaac & Catharine Clemensce, witnesses: Joseph Sharbach & Barbara Gehl